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package org.apache.openaz.pepapi;

/**
 * Converts a Java Class (typically an application Domain Object) into request attributes of some Category.
 * Applications are expected to provide only a single ObjectMapper instance per Domain Type. Typically, there
 * is a one-to-one relationship between the Domain Type and Attribute Category. The interface, however, takes
 * a general approach allowing a Domain Type to be mapped to multiple categories. The conversion for the most
 * part involves obtaining a <code>CategoryAttributes</code> instance for a specific category from the request
 * context and then mapping Object properties as name-value pairs using one of the overloaded
 * <code>setAttribute</code> methods.
 */
public interface ObjectMapper {

    /**
     * Returns a Class that represents the mapped domain type.
     *
     * @return a Class object
     */
    Class<?> getMappedClass();

    /**
     * Maps Object properties to attributes
     *
     * @param o - an instance of the domain object to be mapped
     * @param pepRequest - the current Request Context
     */
    void map(Object o, PepRequest pepRequest);

    /**
     * @param mapperRegistry
     */
    void setMapperRegistry(MapperRegistry mapperRegistry);

    /**
     * @param pepConfig
     */
    void setPepConfig(PepConfig pepConfig);
}